The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-08-19

a. possible. A. H' lN:ii"I business toNil
hc transacted until it was completed.
The Chairman said it would be in or
der to call upon any members Of the
Convention for remarks.
Mr. $. b. Dole, in response to cries Of
"Dole n' Dole" said
The people of this country had been so
long without good government that many
would hardly know what it was when they
saw it. What was wanted was govern
ment based on business principles, without
any show or feathers or anything not nee
essarv for carrying it on. They were as
sembled as the representatives Of great
many people in this community and all
over the islands in this attempt 10 attain
good government for the whole group.
These people had only one object. 1t was
no personal object, but it was to secure
good and tair administration. This move
ment was characterized by nothing but
discomfort with what had been, which at
last broke out into an absolute determine
ton 10 have good government. by some
means. So far the solution had been peace
full They were met under II course OF pro-
that il was the best means Of securing rep
resentation of the people at the polls The
object of this organization was that people
might not go to the polls uninsTuCted, as
they would otherwise be Liable to do. By
this means, too, the yOter= could find out
something about the principles of repre-
sentative government The question of
good government ia the uited states was
decided at preliminary meetings. and these
preliminary meetings we're therefore of a
great deal OF Importance. 1t was the duty
Of ali good men to attend them He con
graduated the new administration upon
the samples OF good government we had
had during the last few weeks. We had
had more good government the last five
weeks than in the previous six years, and
he believed, looking at the old state of
things, we should never have attained any
thing like the progress we had done for the
next hundred years but for this move
ment. The old Constitution was put to-
gether for the sake of centraIizing power
in the hands of the Sovereign, and
although it lasted twenty-three years, yet
not one single amendment had ever been
passed, and it might have gone on for
thousand years with the same result; so
that the reform movement was a necessity
He believed all there were glad il had been
set on foot and were going to indorse it.
Mr. F. Turrill came forward as one of
the younger men,hcrs, and as such he
was proud Of benz in this Convention.
This was the first time they had come
together, rs residents of this city, to NOM
mate candidates for reform. Heretofore
the question had been, the country belongs
to the Office holders, and they were so dove
tailed in with the legislators that it was
hard to tell where one began and the other
ended. They virtually said to the tax
payers, You are here to pay your money /
and we will see 1t is squandcrcd The !
voice of the people, as the Latin proyerb /
bad it, was the voice of God. The people /
rose in their might and swept away the /
class of men who had the control OF the |!
Government and when the people did /
that there was very seldom mistake !
made. The people of Hawaii had now !
started upon their foundation of represent !
alive government, and the occasion being |
new, an element had risen with the cry,
Machine politics" When he saw the |
delegates before him he knew that there
was no machine" in Honolulu They
were men representing every interest.
They had come there to say there shall be /
reform and good government in Hawai-.
II they wished to preserve that flag over
hese islands they must guell internal dis
'entiOns, and they must show to the out
side world that there were men enough
lere to run a good, sound, substantial
government on reform principles Speak
ng for himself, he would say that he
would vote against his best friend if he be-
ieved him the wrong person, and for his
worst enemy if he believed him to be the
light person. He counseled the native
1awaiians not to turn a cold shoulder To
hose identified with this movement Many
# them had come here to live and die, and
so they were the friends of the Hawaii
ms. Applause. He hoped all would
irop any minor differences of opinion that
night exist and work together.
The Committee on Credentials here
eturned and reported the credentials all
n order except three-thOse of J. I.
)owsett, Jr., DR.. S. G. Tucker and NJ.
\. GOnsalyes. These gentlemen had
imply left their credentials at home
trough forgetfulness.
1t was unanimously resolved that the
hree he forthwith considered members
the Convention.
The Secretary then called the roll of
elegates, as already published. 90 in
lumber, each one answering to his
anne.
The report of the Committee on Gre
entails was accepted and adopted by
le Convention.
The Chairman announced that the
ext business was the report Of the Com
littee on Permanent Organization. =,
Mr.. w. Q. Smith suggested that as .
lere were two or three other commit +
os to be nominated it might be well. ,
order to facilitate matters, that they |
lould 10 their work simultaneously.
The Chairman thought temporary \
'ganization had no right to appoint h
her committees until one had given if ;
proper status. 1t was decided on
Otion OF Rev. Mr.. Oleson that the r
hartman appoint the Committee on h
organization, which included "
e following names: NJ p. Robinson, K
Jones, \. Fernandez, J. Asehe, L. c. h